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In my experience friends and family often tend to want to be given copies—which they may or may not read.

That only means that sales aren't your forté. Good friends and family members can be sold many copies each — which they may or may not read.

I guess not. I don’t really want to push friends and family to buy things from me they don’t really want.

Who has 14 friends and family? I have like one friend and two family.

My goal is to sell one to someone I don't know. Friends don't count.

Aha - the sub-clause that drags down my lofty ambition ...